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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 16, 1930
Page
6
Weekly letter quotes M. Walter Monard Alexander, president, and J. J. Maloney, secretary, criticizing legislation that delays industry progress. The Newcastle branch claims to own a premier building funded by a benefactor who urged Australians to gain control of industry to avert troubles.
A speaker argues for economic patriotism through a broader home market and notes the urgent need to create work. He discusses abandoning the gold standard, issuing fresh money to fund public works, and shifting from coal to oil and new industries while warning against profiteering and debt.
The piece argues for three core citizen rights under a national policy: work for everyone, leisure for all, and growth for each person. It contends the current policy patchwork harms livelihood, leisure, and development, urging reform to align with these fundamental aims to ensure state wellbeing and erase conflicts between Australia and these principles.
A fragment speaks of a distant, unseen hand guiding the fate of an imagined Austravel nation. The line hints at a panel or group shaping political or cultural direction beyond the visible leadership.
A warehouseman pressed a tailor to accept purchases after a concluded matter. The tailor refused delivery initially, and it required one hour of argument to persuade him to take the items, including a reg made in Australia.
A correspondent protests Hoyt's and Union Theatres importing American organists like Fred Price Dunlavy Wayne Kotter Wallace Harvey and Dawn while local Australian organists struggle for work. The writer urges a 10 percent Australian staff rule and urges citizens to protest to theatre management.
The passage lauds Mr Cleary for halving his income from £5000 to £2500 and for declining £7500 when offered the Chief Railways Commissioner post. It frames his 50 percent cut as a patriotic act guiding civil servants and urging legislators to accept reduced salaries amid urgent work and thrift in New South Wales.
The piece advocates an Empire Shopping Week from May 19 to 24 in Sydney to stimulate demand for goods Australia cannot produce. It warns against spending on imported products and urges Australians to keep money in the country, supporting producers, manufacturers, and patriotic groups for a year round Be Australian, Boy Australian, Boost Australian spirit.
A brief guidance notes indigestion from excess acid and gas after meals. Taking Bisulated Magnesia in water after eating neutralizes excess acid and helps digestion return to normal, with relief from pain and discomfort.
The Labor Government proposed a 50 percent duty increase on broad consumer goods and a proclamation driven prohibition on many daily items to correct Australia’s alarming trade balance. The plan drew mixed support with critics warning of higher costs, potential retaliation, and harm to manufacturing and employment.
The text discusses government measures for an emergency period in response to economic strain from imports. It argues the plan may reduce unemployment but could worsen conditions if prolonged. It notes opposition to making duties permanent and fears benefits to manufacturers may harm consumers and farmers.
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